{"product_id":"belle-paperback-3","title":"Belle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Byrne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sensational true tale that inspired the major motion picture \u003ci\u003eBelle\u003c\/i\u003e starring Tom Wilkinson, Miranda Richardson, Emily Watson, Penelope Wilton, and Matthew Goode--a stunning story of the first mixed-race girl introduced to high society England and raised as a lady. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe illegitimate daughter of a captain in the Royal Navy and an enslaved African woman, Dido Belle was sent to live with her great-uncle, the Earl of Mansfield, one of the most powerful men of the time and a leading opponent of slavery. Growing up in his lavish estate, Dido was raised as a sister and companion to her white cousin, Elizabeth. When a joint portrait of the girls, commissioned by Mansfield, was unveiled, eighteenth-century England was shocked to see a black woman and white woman depicted as equals. Inspired by the painting, \u003ci\u003eBelle\u003c\/i\u003e vividly brings to life this extraordinary woman caught between two worlds, and illuminates the great civil rights question of her age: the fight to end slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelle\u003c\/i\u003e includes 20 pages of black-and-white photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis meticulously researched biography uncovers the full story behind the painting: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Defiant True Story: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow Dido Belle, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a sea captain, as she navigates the complexities of Georgian high society.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Landmark Legal Battle: \u003c\/b\u003e Explore the pivotal Somerset ruling and the infamous Zong massacre case, revealing the legal foundations for the end of slavery in Britain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGeorgian London and the Slave Trade: \u003c\/b\u003e Delve into the hidden world of 18th-century Black London and the brutal realities of the transatlantic slave trade that shaped an empire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Portrait that Shocked an Era: \u003c\/b\u003e Go behind the scenes of the revolutionary portrait that dared to depict a black woman and a white woman as equals, challenging the conventions of an age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExclusive Archival Material: \u003c\/b\u003e Featuring 20 pages of black-and-white photos and drawing on deep historical research, this is the definitive account of Dido Belle's life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sensational tale of the first mixed-race girl introduced to high-society England and raised as a lady...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe illegitimate daughter of a captain in the Royal Navy and an enslaved African woman, Dido Belle was raised by her great-uncle, the Earl of Mansfield, one of the most powerful men of the time and a leading opponent of slavery. When the portrait he commissioned of his two wards, Dido and her white cousin, Elizabeth, was unveiled, eighteenth-century England was shocked to see a black woman and white woman depicted as equals. Inspired by the painting, \u003cem\u003eBelle\u003c\/em\u003e vividly brings to life this extraordinary woman caught between two worlds, and illuminates the great civil rights question of her age: the fight to end slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe feature film \u003cem\u003eBelle\u003c\/em\u003e is produced by Damian Jones (\u003cem\u003eThe Iron Lady\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe History Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWelcome to Sarajevo\u003c\/em\u003e), written by Misan Sagay, and directed by Amma Asante, and stars the extraordinary Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Dido Belle, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Reid, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Tom Felton, Matthew Goode, and Emily Watson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53058053243104,"sku":"9780062310774","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/M7S0dBvsBE9780062310774.webp?v=1781390205","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/belle-paperback-3","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}